Dolls have always been a part of humankind, found in Egyptian excavations, and in Greek and Roman children's graves.
Dolls and history go hand in hand, so is my intention with this blog to convey my passion for the dolls of the Renaissance, and the 19th and early 20th century. By borrowing from the work of the masters and archival photographs, I will be able to link them to the history of the times and briefly touch on the primitives.
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About Me

I should've been a Jane Austen character... a Dashwood sister with Sense and Sensibility; but secretly longing to be out in the moors sporting dirty, broken fingernails and wrestling with Heathcliff in another novel.

Favorite Books

Diary of Anne Frank, Love in the Time of Cholera, The Killer Angels, James Michener, John Steinbeck, Wuthering Heights, Jane Austen, Little Women, Anne Boleyn, The Tudors, Civil War History, Mary Queen of Scotts, Bios of English Royals, Gothics.

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Friday, November 11, 2011

"Its A Wonderful Life"

I am very excited to announce that I have been selected to be part of the cast of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. This has been a favorite movie of mine and I am sure for many of you as well… The play is full of wonderful Christmas music and a lovely story.My role is that of Mrs. Thompson, a town folk and a caroler, who was also a victim of terrible Mr. Potter (bank owner) and crook. But as we all know; The story ends happily ever after for everyone in Bedford Falls.

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film... This was director Frank Capra's classic bittersweet comedy/drama about George Bailey, the eternally-in-debt guiding force of a bank in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls. A man whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and the contributions he has made to his community.

George declares that he wishes that he had never been born, and Clarence, hoping to teach George a lesson, shows him how different life would have been had he in fact never been born. After a nightmarish odyssey through a George Bailey-less Bedford Falls (now a glorified slum called Potterville), wherein none of his friends or family recognize him, George is made to realize how many lives he has touched, and helped, through his existence; and, just as Clarence had planned, George awakens to the fact that, despite all its deprivations, he has truly had a wonderful life.

As a result of my new adventure, I won’t be able to post for awhile, as I will be busy with rehearsals. Thank you so much for following and I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season!…and remember “Every time you hear a bell ring, it means an angel got his wings….”

Hi "Atticbabies"Its great to hear from you! Yes I am very happy and excited about this show. Especially after watching this movie on TV year after year with my family, since they were kids. It opens up December 1st and closes on the 18th with ten performances. It will show at the "Ghostlight Theater" in N. Tonawanda NY. a suburb of Buffalo. If you are in the area, stop by for some Xmas cheer.HugsMarta